{"product_id":"the-last-contract-of-isako","title":"The Last Contract of Isako","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn the frozen planet Aquilo, a person is worth whatever a corporation will pay. Fonda Lee's standalone novel follows a legendary swordswoman into the last contract of her career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReadical Key Points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA standalone science fiction novel; no earlier books needed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn instant USA TODAY and indie bestseller, according to the publisher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReviewed in Booklist, Library Journal and Publishers Weekly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContent note: includes combat and sword violence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover, 528 pages, Orbit (2026)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIsako has spent her working life as a corporate samurai, a blade for hire bound by contract and by her own code. Her longtime client is stepping down and she is ready to stop too, until one final job arrives. At its center is Martim, the last apprentice she trained, who has somehow risen to the top, and the job pulls her into corporate espionage and secrets that reach far beyond one company or one planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel sets questions of honor, loyalty and sacrifice against a society that prices every life. It suits readers of cyberpunk and space opera, and readers who know Lee from the Green Bone Saga. Isako has honored every contract she signed. This one asks what she still owes, and to whom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFonda Lee is a New York Times bestselling author whose honors include the World Fantasy Award, the Locus Award and six Aurora Awards, and she has been a finalist for the Hugo and Nebula Awards. Her Green Bone Saga, which begins with Jade City, was named one of Time magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time. She worked as a corporate strategist and holds a black belt in martial arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New and Readical Ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReadical™ is an independent bookstore and reading-products brand built around a simple idea: books matter most when what we learn leaves the page and enters our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApply the Page. Get Readical™.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48026721452181,"sku":"NEW-ING-0316568630","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/5861\/3909\/files\/upload-1789784912354.jpg?v=1789784913","url":"https:\/\/readical.com\/products\/the-last-contract-of-isako","provider":"Readical","version":"1.0","type":"link"}